Legal Opinion

People v. Cordova

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided October 13, 2011No. 08CA1174PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge CARPARELLL

Defendant, Paul Bernard Cordova, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of two counts of attempted first degree murder, two counts of first degree assault, and harassment. We affirm.

I. Background

On June 9, 2007, two men suffered lacerations in a fight with defendant and his friend. Defendant fled, and an arrest warrant was issued. On June 20, 2007, police stopped defendant's SUV, arrested him, searched him and his vehicle, and found, among other things, eleven knives.

Before his trial, defendant moved to suppress the knives,…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. People v. CurtisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  3. People v. StewartSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
  4. Wilson v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
  5. People v. SpotoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. People v. ClarkColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
  2. People v. DouglasColorado Court of Appeals · 2012
  3. v. KesslerColorado Court of Appeals · 2018
  4. Phillips v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2019
  5. People v. DinapoliColorado Court of Appeals · 2015

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